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Tom Santopolo · October 28th, 2009, 10:06 PM

Any word on this working with Prospect HD yet? They are non responsive to my emails and they don't support Win 7 yet - I purchased the thing and sold my intensity card - think I made a mistake.

Gary Brun · October 29th, 2009, 02:01 AM

HI Tom.
Ive had the mini and compressedhd since it first came out and I have no problems with prospecthd files. I cant capture in cineform yet but the previews are excellent via hdmi or composite out.

Tom Santopolo · October 29th, 2009, 06:40 AM

Hi Gary,
It works but I can't use firstlight with it, and they have not even released drivers for Win 7 yet (it's the only product I own that doesn't work with Windows 7). Seems they are more Mac driven with this product, and they are not going to allow others, like Cineform, to use it. Can you run 3-4 layers of Prospect HD in CS4 using the Matrox presets?

Gary Brun · October 29th, 2009, 01:43 PM

Hi Tom.
First light also works for me.
There are drivers coming for Windows 7.. and cant agree that Matrox are more Mac driven nor excluding Cineform. (I'm a beta tester for Matrox so can vouch for my statement)
If you are on windows 7 have you tried the program in windows compatibility mode?
I will be in Windows 7 myself next week.

I can use 3-4 layers but it does struggle with Cineform files in real time if they aren't rendered. I also find that alpha channels are hard work to process.

Tom Santopolo · October 29th, 2009, 02:43 PM

Hi Gary,
So you get HDMI output out of the Matrox using firstlight? I am happy to hear that you are a beta tester and have some inside info-I really like the unit but would like to use the Cineform Codec. I have emailed both sales, support, and posted on the forums with no responses - so it seems they don't really care. FYI - on their web site they posted a message saying the unit is presently not compatible with Windows 7 (Matrox MXO User Forum :: View topic - Windows 7 Support), so I can't use it or try anything at the moment. Thanks for your input.

Gary Brun · October 29th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Santopolo

Hi Gary,
So you get HDMI output out of the Matrox using firstlight? I am happy to hear that you are a beta tester and have some inside info-I really like the unit but would like to use the Cineform Codec. I have emailed both sales, support, and posted on the forums with no responses - so it seems they don't really care. FYI - on their web site they posted a message saying the unit is presently not compatible with Windows 7 (Matrox MXO User Forum :: View topic - Windows 7 Support), so I can't use it or try anything at the moment. Thanks for your input.

Hi Tom.
No I do not get HDMI output directly from FirstLight. Im sorry I misunderstood your question.
I am not on Windows 7... but wondedred if you could try the program in compatabilty mode.
I have not tried it myself. I can vouch that therere is a lot of work going on for the PC versions.

Jerry Porter · October 29th, 2009, 06:46 PM

I can't get it to output to HDMI for anything PP or the Matrox AV tools what's the trick? I know there is something simple I am missing. I am trying to get it out to an Ikan 8000HDMI.

October 28th, 2009, 10:06 PM	#1
Tom Santopolo Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	Matrox MXO2 Mini Any word on this working with Prospect HD yet? They are non responsive to my emails and they don't support Win 7 yet - I purchased the thing and sold my intensity card - think I made a mistake.

October 29th, 2009, 02:01 AM	#2
Gary Brun Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kråkstad Norway. Posts: 229	HI Tom. Ive had the mini and compressedhd since it first came out and I have no problems with prospecthd files. I cant capture in cineform yet but the previews are excellent via hdmi or composite out. __________________ http://www.mlotv.com

October 29th, 2009, 01:43 PM	#4
Gary Brun Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kråkstad Norway. Posts: 229	Hi Tom. First light also works for me. There are drivers coming for Windows 7.. and cant agree that Matrox are more Mac driven nor excluding Cineform. (I'm a beta tester for Matrox so can vouch for my statement) If you are on windows 7 have you tried the program in windows compatibility mode? I will be in Windows 7 myself next week. I can use 3-4 layers but it does struggle with Cineform files in real time if they aren't rendered. I also find that alpha channels are hard work to process. __________________ http://www.mlotv.com

October 29th, 2009, 06:40 AM	#3
Tom Santopolo Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	Hi Gary, It works but I can't use firstlight with it, and they have not even released drivers for Win 7 yet (it's the only product I own that doesn't work with Windows 7). Seems they are more Mac driven with this product, and they are not going to allow others, like Cineform, to use it. Can you run 3-4 layers of Prospect HD in CS4 using the Matrox presets?

October 29th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#5
Tom Santopolo Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	Hi Gary, So you get HDMI output out of the Matrox using firstlight? I am happy to hear that you are a beta tester and have some inside info-I really like the unit but would like to use the Cineform Codec. I have emailed both sales, support, and posted on the forums with no responses - so it seems they don't really care. FYI - on their web site they posted a message saying the unit is presently not compatible with Windows 7 (Matrox MXO User Forum :: View topic - Windows 7 Support), so I can't use it or try anything at the moment. Thanks for your input.

October 29th, 2009, 06:46 PM	#7
Jerry Porter Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Satellite Beach, Fl Posts: 784	I can't get it to output to HDMI for anything PP or the Matrox AV tools what's the trick? I know there is something simple I am missing. I am trying to get it out to an Ikan 8000HDMI.